The story
Read it all →How Millcreek Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Millcreek Township.
The Clinton F. Hesler Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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History · Millcreek Township
24% of Millcreek Township’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it
1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 4 buildings.
1on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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About Millcreek Township’s history
How historic is Millcreek Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 86% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Millcreek Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Millcreek Township is more historic than 86% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Millcreek Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194024.2% of homes (±6.4) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%A−National Register1 listing, 4 historic buildings, 29.1 per 10,000 residents · typical IN town 7.9 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 86%
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Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Millcreek Township’s 29.1 sits above most of its state (70% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.4 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Millcreek Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Millcreek Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Millcreek Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Steam Corner
Harveysburg
Yeddo
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
CentennialHarveysburgSteam CornerYeddo
1cemetery inside Millcreek Township
Centennial
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Timeline
Millcreek Township, 1851 to 1964
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1851Post officeThe Steam Corner post office opens
- 1857Post officeThe Harveysburg post office opens
- 1881Post officeThe Yeddo post office opens
- 20th century
- 1900Post officeThe Harveysburg post office closes
- 1904Post officeThe Steam Corner post office closes
- 1964Post officeThe Yeddo post office closes
By decade
Millcreek Township, decade by decade
Today1 recent
2007On the National Register
1 listing protects 4 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1989
Clinton F. Hesler Farm
Districts
Architectural styles listings
Queen Anne1
Transverse-Frame Barn1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Millcreek Township
Nobody well known was born in Millcreek Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Lexemuel Ray HeslerAmerican mycologist · b. 1888
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Fulton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWabash Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVan Buren Township2 historic placesAJackson Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSugar Creek Township5 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Millcreek Township’s history
How does Millcreek Township rank for history?
Millcreek Township is more historic than 86% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Millcreek Township?
One place: the Clinton F. Hesler Farm (listed 1989).
How old are the homes in Millcreek Township?
24% of Millcreek Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.4 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1981.
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Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.